St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-03
MINNEAPOLIS EVENTS.
The Patti Concert Financial Success
Disgraoeful Incidents Not Down
on the Bills.
Bray & Robinson Somewhat Embarrassed
By the Premature Announcement Of
the Beede & Bray Failure.
Estimates Upon New School Build
tngs to be Erected The Flour
Output Light.
Pftiable Case OF Woman Almo ST
Made Insane by Overwork--
In General.
THE PATTI CONCERT
marred by Several Disg gushing and
Disgraceful Incidents.

Marred by Several Disgusting and
DisgracefuI Incidents.
Artistically and financially. the Patti
concert last night was a brilliant success,
but there were so many unpleasant, dis
graceful and even disgusting incidents con-
nected with it that recollectionS of the
evening will be queer tumble
OF delight and regret. A half hour before
the time announced for the opening over
ture, the doors of Washington rink were
besieged by crowd that occupied half the
street. and that was so rapidly Swelled by
coming numbers that no relief was felt
by the ceaseless disappearance within. The
crush was simply terrific. Conveyances OF
all kinds deposited their freight within a
hundred feet of the entrance to participate
i'll the scramble. and torn clothes, crushed
flowers and sadly disfigured toilets were
the least of the evils. Four or five ladies
tainted from pain and fright, but
even their danger was not sufficient to
check the needless crush from behind which
those in front were powerless to prevent
IL required three-quarterS OF an hour TO ad-
nit the crowd, and the concert was finally
begun half an hour late, and still before
everybody was seated. The huge
rink was three fourths filled, and
5000. Many hundreds took advantage of
the 81 admission TO standing room and their
object was made apparent later on. AT the
opening of the concert, when Scalchi was
on the stage, there was a rush from the
rear toward the unOccupled seats. A few
imaugurated il, but others took it up, until
it became
A GENERAL SCRAMBLE,
participated in by all. The roar of the
feet drowned the music. but there was no
cessation. To get within hearing distance
was the one object, and the disgraceful
scramble continued until the entire audience
was packed together at the front.
Kisses and eXpostulations had no
effect. The ushers were laughed
at and the police were powerless.
AS the noise began, Madame Scalchi
paused. then stopped and finally quit the
stage, refusing to sing the number, even
when invited out by the most enthusiastic
applause. An additional cause of dis
cOmfture was found in the small boys, who
had mounted the roof. and were peering
through the sky windows. The crunch
ing of their feet on the gravel
and their frequent calculations were al
most unbearable. OF the concert itself,
little need be said after the elaborate re-
view in the GLOBE of Tuesday. The same
music practically was sung. though Patti
graciously added Comm Thro' the
Rye" The audience was warm
and lavish of enthusiasm, even
to the point of exaction, but
the artists We're good humored and favored
every capricious demand. The manage
ment was i'll equal good humor. the receipts
having sailed up to above $4,000, so, i'll
spite of its drawbacks the second Patti con-
cert in Minneapolis was a pronounced sue
cess.